Flag Day Activities

Flag Day is a day while all Americans celebrate the flag by awarding admiration for the flag and its makers and its designers. One of the key symbols of the United States of America is the flag. The original U.S. flag was certified by Congress on Saturday, June 14, 1777. It had 13 stripes - 7 red and 6 white - that stand for the original 13 colonies. There were 13 white stars in a blue pasture representing a new constellation.

Since 1777, there have been unusual versions of the flag that have been adopted. The red and white stripes by blue collection have remained the similar. Each state in the union is represented by a 5 tip star. The number of stars has changed as states united the union. There are at present 50 states that belong to the United States of America.

Flag Day Coloring Pages

Get out your interactive crayon to paint these symbols of United States. Pictures contain:

the flag of the 13 colonies,

an American Bald Eagle,

the Liberty Bell,

a Patriotic Girl by a Flag,

Uncle Sam,

Washington Eagle,

a Patriotic Boy with a Flag,

Monument,

Statue of Liberty,

Betsy Ross' 5 point star

American Apple Pie.

Thematic Reading - Kids Books

Flag Day book metaphors and reviews for basic and nursery reading. Titles include:

Flag Etiquette - How to Handle the Flag

Federal Flag Code Public Law so as to describes how, when and where the U.S. flag be supposed to be displayed and used.

The Pledge of Allegiance

While standing notice facing the flag, with the right hand over the heart, declaim the following words:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”